236 results for “orthopaedic surgery”
70y · Female·pneumonia and post-surgical course following repair of neck of femur fracture, i…
Susan Mitchelmore, a 70-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including COPD, ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, and bipolar disorder, was a resident in an aged care facility under a Mental Health Act Treatment Orde…
80y · Male·general inanition and pneumonia on a background of advanced vascular dementia, c…
…ght hip fracture. He had suffered a fall on 3 October 2019, sustaining a neck of femur fracture requiring surgery. During hospitalisation, he experienced a posterior cerebral artery stroke, anaemia requiring blood trans…
49y · Male·complications of a cervical spine injury
…. He lay on the floor for over 9 hours before discovery. Although anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery was performed successfully, he developed pneumonia post-operatively and died on 15 October 2017 from comp…
82y · Male·Complications of multiple injuries (palliated), sustained in a quad bike inciden…
An 82-year-old man died from complications of multiple injuries sustained in a quad bike incident. He had failed a VicRoads eyesight test two years earlier, losing his driver's licence, yet continued riding an unregister…
64y · Female·Traumatic head injury sustained in a motor vehicle incident (pedestrian)
A 64-year-old woman died from traumatic head injury sustained in a pedestrian motor vehicle incident. She stepped onto High Street from behind a light pole while attempting to cross, into the path of an oncoming vehicle.…
17y · Male·stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following motorbike collision du…
Kane Mathew Leary, 17, died from a stroke (left middle cerebral artery infarction) following a motorbike collision. The critical clinical lesson involves a missed diagnosis of left internal carotid artery dissection on i…
88y · Male·general inanition on a background of advanced dementia and a fractured patella (…
An 88-year-old man with advanced Alzheimer's dementia died from general inanition following a patella fracture sustained in a fall at a residential care facility. He was under a guardianship order requiring residential p…
84y · Female·complications of a fractured left hip suffered in an unwitnessed fall in aged ca…
An 84-year-old woman with dementia and osteoporosis residing in aged care suffered an unwitnessed fall in a corridor, sustaining a left hip fracture. She underwent high-risk surgical repair on day 3 post-fall. Post-opera…
91y · Female·exacerbation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia following sur…
Shirley Dorothy Dawn Martin, an 91-year-old with advanced Alzheimer's disease and multiple comorbidities, sustained a hip fracture from an unwitnessed fall at an aged care facility on 8 August 2022. She underwent surgica…
62y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure
Ronnie Pangata Nelson, a 62-year-old Aboriginal man, died in Alice Springs Hospital from hepatic encephalopathy due to acute renal failure. He had longstanding chronic diseases including cirrhosis, hepatitis B and C, dia…
75y · Male·multifactorial causes on a background of ischaemic heart disease, generalised va…
…disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes, died five days after elective right total knee replacement surgery. The coroner found that surgery should have been delayed due to markedly elevated creatinine (346 umol/L)…
99y · Male·Pneumonia
A 99-year-old man with cognitive decline sustained a hip fracture from a fall and subsequently underwent surgery with informed consent. He suffered cardiopulmonary arrest post-operatively and was resuscitated despite t…
17y · Male·blunt force trauma to lower chest with massive injuries to heart, liver and sple…
A 17-year-old motorcycle learner died from blunt force trauma following a single-vehicle crash on a wet country road. The deceased was riding an unroadworthy motorcycle with insufficient tyre tread (0.6mm vs required 1.5…
75y · Female·Complications of multiple injuries sustained when struck by a car (pedestrian)
Mary Fillipas, 75 years old, died from complications of injuries sustained when struck by a car while crossing Station Street in Burwood on 8 May 2017. She suffered multiple serious injuries including subarachnoid haemor…
73y · Female·fractured neck of femur (operated) on a background of Alzheimer's dementia
…ound of advanced Alzheimer's dementia. She had suffered two hip fractures within one year, both requiring surgery. Her family raised concerns about medication management (risperidone use, pain medication dosing inconsis…
20y · Female·Head injuries due to or as a consequence of motor vehicle accident
Chloe Louise Shelley, aged 20, died from head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash on 9 February 2007, succumbing to her injuries on 5 April 2007. The driver, Ms Angela Connor, was travelling faster than the speed…
77y · Female·myocardial infarction
Eileen Sarah Elliott, aged 77, died of myocardial infarction following a fall and leg fracture in January 2000. She was admitted to Glenside Hospital under a Mental Health Act detention order for chronic schizophrenia. A…
45y · Male·massive pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis of the left leg
A 45-year-old man died of massive pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis, 15 days after a motorcycle injury in Thailand requiring surgical wound management and foot fracture immobilization. He was discharge…
85y · Male·Probable pneumonia following a hip fracture (comminuted fracture of right acetab…
…from bed on 7 July, sustaining a comminuted acetabular hip fracture. He was transferred to hospital for orthopaedic assessment but underwent palliative care given his age and poor prognosis. He died from pneumonia on 15…
93y · Female·Complications of fractured neck of femur in a woman with congenital heart failur…
…to Maroondah Hospital where imaging confirmed the fracture. Given her advanced age and cardiac condition, surgery was declined and palliative care was instituted. She died from complications of the fracture combined wit…
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